tank
To fail or fall; to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummetTo fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
» How much gas is left in the tank?
Скільки ще в баці бензину?
Meaning
9 sensesTo fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
(Internet)To flop; drop in popularity (of a musician/group)
To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
(transitive)To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
tanken
store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
(slang)To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
(slang)To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
treat in a tank
(Singapore, colloquial)To stand; to tolerate.
(Singapore, colloquial)To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.
Examples
282 sentencesHow much gas is left in the tank?
Скільки ще в баці бензину? — deniko
Tom works for a think tank.
Том працює у мозковому центрі. — deniko
deTom arbeitet bei einer Ideenschmiede. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What is a think tank?
Що таке «мозковий центр»? — deniko
deWas ist eine Denkfabrik? — al_ex_an_der
I have a fish tank.
Я маю акваріум. — deniko
deIch hab' ein Aquarium. — pullnosemans
The gas tank is almost empty.
ruВ бензобаке почти пусто. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely GujFrom Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī).
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Forms
tanks, tanking, tanked, tankedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- tank of gas
- in the tank
- the gas tank
- on one tank
- one tank of
- gas tank